State
Rez officials plan aerial attack on upriver non-native vegetation
Clarion Ledger
In an effort to reclaim once productive fishing areas upriver, Barnett Reservoir officials have approved aerial herbicide applications to kill non-native aquatic vegetation.
Detroit Zoo-bred endangered frogs released into the wild
AP
About two dozen endangered frogs raised at the Detroit Zoo have been released into the wild. The Detroit Zoological Society says 25 dusky gopher frogs were moved this month to the Ward Bayou Wildlife Management Area in southern Mississippi.
Climate change not priority for Senate campaigns
Daily Journal
Even as a recent report says some of the most negative impacts from climate change could begin earlier than previously thought, climate policy is virtually invisible in Mississippi’s midterm elections.
Kids digging for artifacts found right here on the Mississippi coast
WLOX
People across the coast were invited Sunday to dig for artifacts to help promote Water/Ways, a Smithsonian exhibit now at the Ocean Springs Library. The library partnered with the Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain to host the dig at the Twelve Oaks property.
Stolen fossils lead to Tupelo native's latest work
Daily Journal
TUPELO • It’s a caper 65 million years in the making.
But according to author Paige Williams, it’s more than just that.
Regional
Stressed Southern Timber Growers Get Hit Again
Hurricane Michael leaves at least $1.6 billion in woodland losses across three states
WSJ
Owners of forest land along the Florida Panhandle and beyond are grappling with at least $1.6 billion in timber losses after Hurricane Michael snapped and mangled trees across the region, according to state authorities.
National
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Protection Agency Sign Memorandum of Agreement
KGWN
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement this morning to encourage more agencies to take advantage of the self-audit law.
State To Submit Plan For Volkswagen Settlement Money Next Week
WFYI
The state is less than a week away from submitting its plan on what to do with $40 million from the Volkswagen emissions settlement. The money will go to help offset the damage done by the company’s violation of the Clean Air Act.
Killer cats: The invasive species in your backyard
CBS
Invasive species can be ruthless. Surprisingly, they can also be adorable.
When non-native plants, animals, and pathogens are introduced into a favorable new environment, they can sweep through the ecosystem and threaten the survival of the native flora and fauna.
Opinion
New technologies can turn timber abundance into sustained solutions
BY JEFF COSMAN, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR
The HIll
Thousands of products are made from working forests in the United States; the forest products industry supports 2.4 million jobs and $99 billion in payroll, yet the families and small businesses who maintain our forests are struggling with 50-year low stump prices, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
